Three people died in a helicopter fighting fires in Southern California crashed on Sunday after it collided with another chopper, authorities said. The other helicopter landed safely.
“Unfortunately, the second helicopter crashed and tragically all three members perished which included one Cal Fire Division chief, one Cal Fire captain and one contract client pilot,” Cal Fire Southern Region Chief David Fulcher said during a news conference early Monday. Fulcher did not identify the victims.
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Wisconsin police said a suspect fought with officers at a hospital after he was arrested for a DUI and stolen gun charge on Thursday.
Kansas resident Giovanny Zendejas-Castellanos, 24, was charged with operating while intoxicated (OWI), possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and resisting arrest on Thursday night. He was also charged with endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon.
The Janesville Police Department reported that their officers responded to a traffic accident at Sidelines Sports Bar
Convicted sex offender and former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has reportedly been rushed to hospital.
Mirror sources say the singer, 46, was set upon by fellow lags inside HMP Wakefield, where he is serving 29 years for multiple sex crimes, including offences against young children and babies.
The source said: “He was found by officers after being held hostage and battered on Saturday morning. He’s in a life-threatening condition and there are fears he could die. If he survives, he’ll
An Australian tourist is fighting for life in Bali after a horror motorcycle crash.
Daniel Quinn, 30, from Sydney, was found face-down by his friends after he lost consciousness and crashed his motorbike while on holiday.
After being rushed to hospital, doctors found a blood clot in his brain which required life-saving emergency surgery to remove.
Mr Quinn has since undergone extensive surgery and remains in intensive care following the accident on his 30th birthday, just days into his two-week
Christians in a San Francisco Bay Area community are fighting to restore a large cross which had overlooked the city of Albany for over 50 years.
On June 8, 2023, the city took down the cross after years of legal battles between the city council and a local community service group, the Albany Lions Club, which had maintained the structure for decades. The Albany City Council argued the cross shouldn’t remain as a religious symbol on public property and a
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Big-business lobbyists, including big agricultural and construction groups, are pushing to water down or stymie efforts at the federal and state levels to implement workplace heat protection standards.
This summer, millions in the United States have been exposed to some of the hottest days on record, inciting renewed urgency for federal protections from heat exposure for US
It’s so bonkers that you might assume it’s just the plot of an upcoming Hollywood blockbuster.
But scientists really are toying with the idea of catching an asteroid, in the name of saving the planet from climate change.
The bizarre mission, if ever given the go ahead, would then see a massive umbrella stuck on top of the trapped rock to shield Earth from the sun’s rays.
István Szapudi, an astronomer from the University of Hawaiʻi, argued his far-fetched concept
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China is suddenly dealing with another public health crisis: mpox
The Chinese government is battling a new public health concern: mpox. The World Health Organization reports that China is currently experiencing the world’s fastest increase in cases of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox)—and it needs to act fast to contain the spread.
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Zelensky’s comments came after the Russian defense ministry condemned a drone strike on Moscow as an ‘attempted terrorist attack.’
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A senior Ukrainian official reported heavy fighting in the northeast of the country on Sunday (30 July), with Kyiv’s forces holding their lines and making gains in some areas.
Russia’s military said it had halted Ukrainian forces in the northeast. The military also said it brought down three Ukrainian drones which had tried to strike Moscow and damaged a high-rise building reported to house government offices.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described Sunday as “a good day, a powerful day” at
